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From: "Ananyev, Konstantin" <konstantin.ananyev@intel.com>
To: David Marchand <david.marchand@6wind.com>,
	"Liang, Cunming" <cunming.liang@intel.com>
Cc: "dev@dpdk.org" <dev@dpdk.org>
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 06/11] ixgbe: fix rx intr compatible issue with PF mbox
Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2015 16:09:27 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <2601191342CEEE43887BDE71AB97725836AB85D6@irsmsx105.ger.corp.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CALwxeUvtj=n1KWSMqZ3r+psMChUzsWn7QXVTBj+SHaeQ1YYsjg@mail.gmail.com>



> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of David Marchand
> Sent: Monday, November 02, 2015 4:03 PM
> To: Liang, Cunming
> Cc: dev@dpdk.org
> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 06/11] ixgbe: fix rx intr compatible issue with PF mbox
> 
> On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 7:33 AM, Cunming Liang <cunming.liang@intel.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > When ixgbe runs as a PF, mbox interrupt is prerequisite to make VF start
> > normally.
> > And PF sometimes won't 'dev_start', so the mbox interrupt register during
> > 'dev_init' is required.
> >
> 
> Can you describe the cases/situations where you would want a device to
> handle interrupts while not started ?

When PF and VF are both controlled by DPDK process(es).
And user doesn't really want to do any RX/TX through PF - uses PF just to control/configure VF(s). 

> 
> 
> Thanks.
> --
> David Marchand

  reply	other threads:[~2015-11-02 16:11 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 79+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2015-09-24  5:33 [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 00/11] interrupt mode for i40e Cunming Liang
2015-09-24  5:33 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 01/11] eal/linux: vfio map misc intr to vector zero Cunming Liang
2015-09-24  5:33 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 02/11] ixgbe: reserve intr vector zero for misc cause Cunming Liang
2015-09-24  5:33 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 03/11] igb: " Cunming Liang
2015-09-24  5:33 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 04/11] eal/linux: not allow to enable zero intr efd Cunming Liang
2015-09-24  5:33 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 05/11] eal/linux: add intr api to report multi-vector capability Cunming Liang
2015-09-24  5:33 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 06/11] ixgbe: fix rx intr compatible issue with PF mbox Cunming Liang
2015-11-02 16:03   ` David Marchand
2015-11-02 16:09     ` Ananyev, Konstantin [this message]
2015-11-02 16:22       ` David Marchand
     [not found]         ` <2601191342CEEE43887BDE71AB97725836AB862D@irsmsx105.ger.corp.intel.com>
2015-11-02 16:41           ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2015-11-02 17:06             ` David Marchand
2015-11-02 17:23               ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2015-11-02 17:45                 ` David Marchand
2015-09-24  5:33 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 07/11] ixgbevf: cleanup unnecessary interrupt handler Cunming Liang
2015-09-24  5:33 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 08/11] igb: fix rx intr compatible issue with PF mbox Cunming Liang
2015-09-24  5:33 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 09/11] i40e: add rx interrupt support Cunming Liang
2015-09-24  5:33 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 10/11] i40evf: " Cunming Liang
2015-09-24  5:33 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 11/11] doc: release note update for intr mode Cunming Liang
2015-10-30  5:27 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 00/11] interrupt mode for i40e Cunming Liang
2015-10-30  5:27   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 01/11] eal/linux: vfio map misc intr to vector zero Cunming Liang
2015-10-30  7:11     ` He, Shaopeng
2015-10-30  7:33     ` Zhang, Helin
2015-10-30 14:22     ` Liang, Cunming
2015-11-02 15:53     ` David Marchand
2015-11-04  1:17       ` Liang, Cunming
2015-11-04  6:07     ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 00/13] interrupt mode for i40e Cunming Liang
2015-11-04  6:07       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 01/13] eal: vfio map misc intr to vector zero Cunming Liang
2015-11-04  6:07       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 02/13] ixgbe: reserve intr vector zero for misc cause Cunming Liang
2015-11-04  6:07       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 03/13] igb: " Cunming Liang
2015-11-04  6:07       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 04/13] eal/linux: not allow to enable zero intr efd Cunming Liang
2015-11-04  6:07       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 05/13] ixgbe: fix efd_enable with zero number Cunming Liang
2015-11-04  6:07       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 06/13] igb: " Cunming Liang
2015-11-04  6:07       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 07/13] eal: add intr api to report multi-vector capability Cunming Liang
2015-11-04  6:07       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 08/13] ixgbe: fix rx intr compatible issue with PF mbox Cunming Liang
2015-11-04  6:07       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 09/13] ixgbe: fix unnecessary intr_vec free in dev_close Cunming Liang
2015-11-04  6:07       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 10/13] ixgbevf: cleanup unnecessary interrupt handler Cunming Liang
2015-11-04  6:07       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 11/13] igb: fix rx intr compatible issue with PF mbox Cunming Liang
2015-11-04  6:07       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 12/13] i40e: add rx interrupt support Cunming Liang
2015-11-04  6:07       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 13/13] i40evf: " Cunming Liang
2015-11-04  8:45       ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 00/13] interrupt mode for i40e Cunming Liang
2015-11-04  8:45         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 01/13] eal: vfio map misc intr to vector zero Cunming Liang
2015-11-04 13:06           ` David Marchand
2015-11-04  8:45         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 02/13] ixgbe: reserve intr vector zero for misc cause Cunming Liang
2015-11-04  8:45         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 03/13] igb: " Cunming Liang
2015-11-04  8:45         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 04/13] eal/linux: not allow to enable zero intr efd Cunming Liang
2015-11-04 13:06           ` David Marchand
2015-11-04  8:45         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 05/13] ixgbe: fix efd_enable with zero number Cunming Liang
2015-11-04  8:45         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 06/13] igb: " Cunming Liang
2015-11-04  8:45         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 07/13] eal: add intr api to report multi-vector capability Cunming Liang
2015-11-04 13:07           ` David Marchand
2015-11-04  8:45         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 08/13] ixgbe: fix rx intr compatible issue with PF mbox Cunming Liang
2015-11-04  8:45         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 09/13] ixgbe: fix unnecessary intr_vec free in dev_close Cunming Liang
2015-11-04  8:45         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 10/13] ixgbevf: cleanup unnecessary interrupt handler Cunming Liang
2015-11-04  8:45         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 11/13] igb: fix rx intr compatible issue with PF mbox Cunming Liang
2015-11-04  8:45         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 12/13] i40e: add rx interrupt support Cunming Liang
2015-11-04  8:45         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 13/13] i40evf: " Cunming Liang
2015-11-04 14:29         ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 00/13] interrupt mode for i40e Thomas Monjalon
2015-10-30  5:27   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 02/11] ixgbe: reserve intr vector zero for misc cause Cunming Liang
2015-10-30  5:27   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 03/11] igb: " Cunming Liang
2015-10-30  5:27   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 04/11] eal/linux: not allow to enable zero intr efd Cunming Liang
2015-10-30  7:11     ` He, Shaopeng
2015-10-30  5:27   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 05/11] eal/linux: add intr api to report multi-vector capability Cunming Liang
2015-10-30  7:13     ` He, Shaopeng
2015-11-02 15:59     ` David Marchand
2015-11-04  1:21       ` Liang, Cunming
2015-10-30  5:27   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 06/11] ixgbe: fix rx intr compatible issue with PF mbox Cunming Liang
2015-10-30  5:27   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 07/11] ixgbevf: cleanup unnecessary interrupt handler Cunming Liang
2015-11-02 16:06     ` David Marchand
2015-11-04  1:37       ` Liang, Cunming
2015-10-30  5:27   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 08/11] igb: fix rx intr compatible issue with PF mbox Cunming Liang
2015-10-30  5:27   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 09/11] i40e: add rx interrupt support Cunming Liang
2015-10-30  7:33     ` Zhang, Helin
2015-10-30  7:35     ` Wu, Jingjing
2015-10-30  5:27   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 10/11] i40evf: " Cunming Liang
2015-10-30  7:36     ` Wu, Jingjing
2015-10-30  7:38     ` Zhang, Helin
2015-10-30  5:27   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 11/11] doc: release note update for intr mode Cunming Liang
2015-10-30  8:21   ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 00/11] interrupt mode for i40e Zhang, Helin

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